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Garth Brooks is a divorced man. It has been for many years.
But the worry now is that, given the shocking new allegations against him, Garth will be divorced twice.
For over a year now, there has been concern about their marriage, ever since Trisha Yearwood walked the CMT Awards red carpet alone.
Then, on October 3, 2024, an explosive lawsuit came to light, in which a woman claimed that Garth actually raped her in 2019. It’s far from the first time this year that a beloved musician has been accused of walking out on his marriage (cough, Dave Grohl, cough), but this is a lot worse than an affair.
Shortly afterward, Garth canceled a scheduled concert and show. Jimmy Kimmel live! performance, apparently in response to the accusations.
These are violent accusations against Garth. Can their marriage survive this? This is what we know so far.
Are Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood still together?
Everyone, take a deep breath: Garth and Trisha are still together, for now.
Late last year, news broke that the beloved country star had been accused of sexual assault and battery by a woman who identified herself in a new lawsuit as one of the country star’s former hair and makeup artists.
A copy of the complaint, obtained by CNNShe explained that “Jane Roe” accuses Garth of raping her during a work trip in 2019.
Immediately, there was widespread concern, given that Garth has been happily married to Trisha for almost 20 years. He quickly denied the allegations in a lengthy statement to the public.
“I trust the system, I am not afraid of the truth and I am not the man they have painted me as,” he said.
But Trisha has yet to issue any kind of statement or post anything on social media about the allegations. But “still” seems to be the key word, given that just days before, the couple was gushing about their love.
Your love story
Garth and Trisha made their first public appearance as a couple at the 33rd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York City in 2002, after years of being friends.
Three years later, the couple married and have been obediently by each other’s side every day since.
Garth has been very open about the love he has for his family. Just before his 18th wedding anniversary, he gushed about his wife and children during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show in November 2023.
“When it comes to the future, I think what you’re grateful for is just one more day, right? To be able to do this,” the country icon said.
“So, I think that’s it. What I would love to say is that the day I take my last breath on this planet, I would love for my three daughters to be near me and I would love for the queen to be near me.”
A few weeks later, he showed Trisha how much she meant to him on their anniversary with a special gift.
“When your husband sends you flowers and you send him flowers and the card says the exact same thing! #happy18 #love #moretanever,” Trisha captioned. instagram mail.
Garth shows love to Trisha
But then, just days before the lawsuit was filed, Parade Magazine spoke with the famous country singing couple about their marriage.
When asked about their 20th anniversary next year, Garth said he believes he and Trisha have the “greatest love story in the history of the planet.”
So if there were problems ahead, I wasn’t going to acknowledge them.
Garth Brooks is divorced: his marriage before Trisha
On the other hand, if things go wrong, it wouldn’t be the first time Garth
Garth and Trisha met in the late ’80s when they began working together on a demo. At the time, they were both married to other people.
Garth was married for 15 years to composer Sandy Mahl before they separated.
They had three children together and seemed perfectly happy to everyone outside of their marriage.
But in the end, Garth divorced the first Mrs. Brooks citing irreconcilable differences.
Now, before you start thinking that Trisha had something to do with it, think again. Sandy has made it clear that the problem was her ex-husband’s explosive career.
“People constantly want your attention and tug and tug on it,” he explained in the documentary. Garth Brooks: The path I’m on.
“I was gone eight to 10 weeks at a time. I’d come home and there would be parties, shows, CMAs, ACMs and American Music Awards of the best, so everything was happening constantly. But we both grew apart very, very quickly.
As for Trisha, she was married to two other people before finding her forever love with Garth: her first husband, Christopher Latham, from 1987 to 1991, and her second husband, Robert Reynolds, from 1994 to 1999.
Only time will tell for sure if these two won’t be able to make it in the face of scandal. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.
